Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-04-23
F00TLIGHT FLASHES
And Sporting Sparks-DissatisfactiOn
Felt Over CarletOn's Engagement
About Campanini.
Buffalo Bill in England-He Creates O
Genuine SensatiOn-General
Theatrical Notes.
Heaven Save Us! Nelly Boyd is Com
ing-Interesting Notes from
Field, Turf and Ring.
CARLEToN's SEASON.

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The late engagement of the Carleton
Opera Company was by far the most un.
satisfactory work that that artist has yet
done in this city. Some years ago he
brought us some good artists, presented
his operas carefully and made a reputa-
| ton which-had he lived up to it-Would
have guaranteed him the heavy patron
age of our citizens whenever he chose to
come. This, time however, he brought
us company of only fair abilities, with
out prima donna, advertised an opera
that he was in no way prepared to pro-
duce; then substituted, without public
consent, the hoary "Mik." and, to cap
the climax, he presented this in a way
that was shocking for its looseness and
general lack Of interest. In short, there
is not one person that can conscientiously
say that the engagement was in any sense
an artistic success.
Carleton may be able to travel on his
shape and ridiculous speeches elsewhere,
but if he expects to show up in Salt Lake
again he will have to make some very
material Improvements both in his COM
pany and in the selection of his operas.
There are some members of his company
notably Mr.. Drew and Miss Rice-who
deserve all the thanks that Salt Lake can
bestow for this weeks entertainment,
and either of these will always be as well
come to come again as their leader is to
stay away.
THEATRICAL NOTES.
Manager Clawson has decided to make
some good improvements in and about
the Theatre. Among the first will be the
construction of retiring rooms for both
ladies and gentlemen. The arrange
ment is one that has long been needed,
and Mr.. Clawson's efforts in behalf of
the public will be duly appreciated. Let
the good work go on.
Carleton's consideration for Salt Lake
is commendable. No contagious disease
for our people, but alas, poor Denver
He was aware that we are heavily in
flicted with the "test OATH" and decided
to save us further affliction. Hereafter
he will quote Shakespeare "What fall
was there, my countrymen, in Zion :"
Campanini used to become so realistic
in certain passages that women with
whom he sang were half afraid of him.
While he was tender and natural as a
lover, it was in scenes of anger and jeal-
ousy that his dramatic instinct had most
sway over him. He was so splendidly
ferocious once as Don Jose, about to stab
Minnie Hauk as Carmen, that she had
to break the spell with smile and to
whisper, Remember, you are not to
really stab me-"
1t has been whispered for many
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nounced, that the Kiralfy Brothers will
They have been together for twenty years,
and on the whole have been very sue
cessful. Imre will probably establish
himself in New York, and his first ven
ture will be at Niblo's. Ned Gilmore
will be interested with him in spectacu-
lar production of "The Dukes Motto"
Bolossy, who has always been the "solid
man" of the firm, will bring over q grand
spectacular entertainment from Europe,
and will combine the three Kiralfy COM
panies now on the road and play them in
long engagements in the principal cities.
If America could call her singers home
what an operate stage we might have
Hastreiter, Nordica, Dotti, Marie Engle
Minnie Hauk and Nevada-this does not
begin to exhaust the list of lyric artists of
high rank whom our stage claims as its
own.
1t required three trains to haul the
effects of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show
from the Nebraska to the grounds of the
American Exposition in England. The
Indians and cowboys came up on the
last train and made a great sensation
among the hundreds of English people
who collected in the neighboring streets
and in the windows and on the roofs of
neighboring houses. An extra force of
policemen were sent down to keep order,
but they were hardly able to keep back
the crowd as the Indians passed to their
camping grounds, where they pitched
their tents in plain view of everybody.
Buffalo Bill remained on the ground all
night and established sort of dead-line
outside OF which he refused to allow any
of his people to go.
Alfred Hayman, a favorite in this city,
who left here in advance of the Florences
and continued with them to the end of
their tour, will be located in New York
this summer attending to the journalistic
end of Randall's successful theatrical
bureau. AL. is good boy and ought to
succeed.
Nellie Boyd's company is en- route
form Montana to this city, she better 90 |
on westward to San Francisco, Miss
Vincent, of the Carleton's Company, went |
East.
Joe. Hornung, like immortal Kid Bald |
win, has become "me-too." His cry is |
"Me and Mike Kelly"
Clergymen think nothing of going to
the theatre in London. A correspondent
sends me paragraph apropos of parson
who was present at one OF Irving and
Terry's performances of "Faust."
"There was dead silence at the close
of the play, when the apotheosis of Mar
garet is seen, and the stress laid on the
parson became too heavy to boar. He
exclaimed, audibly, and, it is
unconsciously: Thank God,
he good angles have got her. He was
roesed out of his audible soliloquy by
hearing litter go round the house. He
could not see why they should laugh.
The scene struck him as too impressive
or laughter"
FIELD, TURF AND RING,
Lucky Baldwin offers to wager $1,000
o 81, 800 that he will win the Kentucky
Derby.
Mr.. Henry Sire, who with his brother
WINS Harry Wilkes, recently said: 81
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